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Synopsis
Las Vegas - 2107 Fifteen years after a deadly virus wiped most life off the face of the planet, the rich and elite live comfortably in their Domes over the city. Those left behind on the planet's surface, the naturally resistant, struggle to survive. Starvation, heat stroke, and worst of all bombings from the Overhead threaten Diren and his gang every day. But, when a bomber pilot from the Domes winds up on Diren's doorstep, he's confronted with the reality that his mortal enemy, a man who helped killed his friends and family, might actually be their salvation.
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Is The Resistant: Desert Sun appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This post-apocalyptic sci-fi contains strong violence including bombings, starvation, and survival threats, with themes of class warfare and vengeance. The moral complexity of forgiving an enemy who killed loved ones may be emotionally intense for younger teens.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, death of parent, mass death, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be gripped by the tense survival story and the moral dilemma of whether to trust an enemy pilot who could be their salvation.